Topic: Civic Literacy
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Mon 11/24/08 03:40 PM
How is do you measure up on Civic Literacy?

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/downloads.aspx

Officeholders typically have less civic knowledge than the general public. On average, they score 44%, five percentage points lower than non-officeholders.

* Thirty percent of elected officials do not know that “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are the inalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence.


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Mon 11/24/08 03:50 PM
Edited by Unknow on Mon 11/24/08 04:38 PM

How is do you measure up on Civic Literacy?

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/downloads.aspx

Officeholders typically have less civic knowledge than the general public. On average, they score 44%, five percentage points lower than non-officeholders.

* Thirty percent of elected officials do not know that “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are the inalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence.


There was another post about this with a link to the test, cant seem to find it now. I scored 75%frustrated

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Mon 11/24/08 03:52 PM
http://mingle2.com/topic/show/183081

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Mon 11/24/08 03:52 PM
Sorry did not know that. I got a 93% But then it is my subject area.

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Mon 11/24/08 03:53 PM

Sorry did not know that. I got a 93% But then it is my subject area.
I missed some really stupid onesfrustrated

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Mon 11/24/08 03:58 PM
Well it surprised me...Economics is not my strength. Surprised more were not missed in that area.

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Mon 11/24/08 04:13 PM
I did pretty well on the test myself, I got 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

I also missed some in the economic section, but as I said in the other thread, I allowed my own view point to push me away from the answer they were looking for.

Civics should be a 4 credits to graduate course in high school, getting a credit every school year.

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Mon 11/24/08 09:59 PM
I don't want to take the test.:tongue: